What color is #00AAAA?

#00AAAA is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Teal Me No Lies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00AAAA?

The RGB value is 0, 170, 170: 0 red, 170 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00AAAA?

The complementary color is #AA0000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00AAAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00AAAA color

#00AAAA rgb(0, 170, 170)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00AAAA is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 66.7% green and 66.7% blue (0, 170, 170).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 100% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Teal Me No Lies (#0DACA7), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#00AAAA color codes

HEX	`#00AAAA`
RGB	`rgb(0, 170, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 66.7%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 100%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 100%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.05, -35.49, -10.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.05, 36.99, 196.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.627, 31.649, 42.991)`
Decimal	`43690`
Short hex	`#0AA`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00AAAA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #00AAAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00AAAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #00AAAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00aaaa; }
.text { color: #00aaaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00aaaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 170 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00aaaa, #0055aa); }

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Questions

What color is #00AAAA?: #00AAAA is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Teal Me No Lies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00AAAA?: The RGB value is 0, 170, 170: 0 red, 170 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00AAAA?: The complementary color is #AA0000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00AAAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.